Can’t have too many pixels or too big a display For those of us who love pixels and can’t have enough, the San Marcos, CA based BlissLights Motion seemed like it was designed for us. Imagine tens of thousands of moving pinpoints of light created using holographic laser technology. Such displays were originally only seen at major theme parks and … Read more
Better than the RX480 on all tests AMD just announced the mid-life kicker, and probably end of the line of the Polaris GPUs, the Radeon RX580. We ran a suite of tests on the new AIB, and found it to be on average 15% faster than the Radeon RX480. Because we got such good results with the AMD Ryzen PC … Read more
28% more performance for 35% more money The Nvidia GeForce GTX1080Ti is the world’s most powerful AIB, when run on an AMD Ryzen-based platform it gets the highest scores, but the greatest gains from generation to generation are on Intel—see charts in conclusion. In our 7 March edition of Tech Watch, we wrote about the Nvidia GTX 1080Ti introduction, and … Read more
Third try is a charm—this is hard stuff Some long-time readers may remember the volumetric display developed by LightSpace Technologies. The company never found a solid market for its product and went out of business. Well, they are back with new models and improved performance. Is the technology ready for applications now? To find out, we initiated a conversation with … Read more
Two years is long enough, get a new AIB now If you are a gamer with a midrange or entry-level old AIB, or a budget constraint, AMD has a new AIB for you. According to AMD’s interpretation of Steam data, only 10% of the users with a R9 380x class AIB (introduced in 2015) upgraded in 2016. And if the … Read more
Tablet size, tablet writing, just add batteries When Apple introduced the tablet in 2010, it was a 7.5-inch slab that people derided as being an over-sized phone, and to a large extent they were right. But it had qualities people wanted, and still want. It’s just that it wasn’t really a tablet—or at least the sort of tablet we still … Read more
Targeting new markets First the news: at GDC Allegorithmic of France released its latest version of Substance Designer 6. A major part of this release is the increased ability to create HDR textures. Dr. Sébastien Deguy, founder and CEO of Allegorithmic says “with this iteration, designers can find everything they need to prepare, author and tweak their digital materials, whether … Read more
Helio X30 to get PowerVR Series7XT Plus GPU At MWC, MediaTek announced it has selected Imagination Technologies’ PowerVR Series7XT Plus GPU for its new flagship SoC, the MediaTek Helio X30 processor. The 10-core ARM CPU Helio X30 is MediaTek’s most advanced smartphone chipset to-date, and according to the company, it is expected to achieve a 2.4x performance boost and power … Read more
35% faster than GTX 1080 and 40% more expensive at $699 At GDC Nvidia reduced the price of its former flagship AIB the GTX 1080, by $100 bringing it down to $500. The announcement was made at GDC 2017, where the company also made a couple of other reveals. They did that presumably because they also unveiled the $799 GTX … Read more
AMD’s hopes ride on this latest graphics chip Timed with the close of the holiday season, with vendors and customers alike getting back to business for the new year, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) has become a favorite for major announcements of new technology and products. No exception, AMD was on hand to pitch technology that will be critical to … Read more
